At 3 years old; I was imitating and doing fun little commercials for the family. Then at 5; I knew; ‘OK; this is something I really like.’ At 8; I was crying in front of the mirror and my mom was like; ‘Oh boy; here we go. We know what she’s going to do.’ – Lana Parrilla

Mom and sister played piano growing up; my grandma still plays piano in church. They always beat me over the head trying to get me to play piano; but I was more interested in riding dirt bikes and playing in the mud. – Dustin Lynch

I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values – even if they rarely talked about them. – Harry Reid

Just recently I was in Target with my mom shopping; and out of the blue; I see this father and his two daughters and he says; ‘Can they get a picture with you?’ And I’m thinking to myself; ‘Am I the one millionth customer or something?’ – Atticus Shaffer

There are some good teachers out there; but the only one who is a genius at diagnosing my swing is my mom. She took up golf late; when she was 39; but in her younger days; she was an amazing athlete. She never read an instruction book or took lessons; but – Boo Weekley

I shoplifted. I was about five years old; and I took a candy from a store. We paid for three of them; but I took four; and I went home and cried. My mom took me back; and I paid for the missing piece. – Carrie-Anne Moss

I know that might sound silly coming from someone my age; but I remember on my 14th birthday having a crisis like my mom should be having. I kept thinking that I was getting older; and I haven’t really accomplished anything. I remember thinking that I bet – Q’orianka Kilcher

I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning along with your child – it’s ok to make mistakes. – Regina King

After my second; I started working with a nutritionist who specializes in post-baby weight loss. It’s called Simply Beautiful Mom. I’m in restaurants all the time because of work; and she actually will look at menus online before I go and she says; ‘These – Lauren Weisberger

I finished high school; moved to Nashville for college; and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences; my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps. – Trisha Yearwood

I was looking to do something non-fiction because I had done a strip; ‘My Mom Was a Schizophrenic.’ I really enjoyed the process of doing that strip; despite its subject matter. To do it I’d had to do a lot of research and reading and I figured I’d like t – Chester Brown

When I was a kid; my mom used to run the vacuum cleaner; and the noise would bother me so much that I would run into the woods to calm down. I feel like that vacuum cleaner has been on since I moved to New York City. – Steve Burns

I had amazing intellectual privilege as a kid. My mom taught me to read when I was two or three. When I was five; I read and wrote well enough to do my nine-year older brother’s homework in exchange for chocolate or cigarettes. By the time I was 10; I was – Chris Abani

When I was growing up; Forest Park was full of integrated families. It was amazing. One my best friends was Vietnamese. Another one was half-Mexican; half-black. Another one was from Colombia. Another one was born in the U.S.; but his mom was from Germany – Dinaw Mengestu